"However, Sky City needs to subdue Wind City and send troops to Fortress of the Iron Halberd to threaten the Northern Alliance. Is this really okay?"
Fight Against Me looked a little doubtful as she said, "I've seen Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand's strength in the Gods' Ruins, and there's no doubt about it. I've also heard of the other Martial God, Candlelight Shadow, but he's been losing since Heavenblessed started. Can someone like him really stop the Northern Alliance?
Don't forget, Vienna's Sorrow has ascended to the Heavenly River Realm, and he has an ancient divine skill called Ares' Smile. Can Candlelight Shadow really stand a chance against him? "
I gritted my teeth. "Don't worry, I know Candlelight Shadow's strength. He won't disappoint us again."
Zhang Chun also clenched his fists. "Yes, Fang Zhuo knows what to do and what not to do. Don't worry …"
"Really?"
Compete Against Me and Xue Ye said in unison. They seemed to have doubts about the China Martial God's individual strength and commanding ability. It was no wonder. Candle Dragon's performance in the previous Nation Wars was just passable, and Candlelight Shadow's individual strength had yet to reach his peak.
At this time, as if to clear up their doubts, the sound of a system announcement reverberated in the sky for a long time — Ding ~!
System Announcement: Player "Candlelight Shadow (China)" has used an ancient divine skill scroll and obtained the SSS Rank ancient divine skill "Pangu Axe". He has ascended to the Heavenly River Realm and obtained Heavenly River Transformation and Domain!
Pangu Axe (SSS Rank): Increases user's Attack by 165% and causes a shock to all targets within 30 yards in front of the user. 75% chance to stun the target for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 120 seconds. Costs 50% MP after use.
… …
"Fuck …"
I looked up at the sky and was a bit speechless. Candlelight Shadow really did put in a lot of effort. He actually managed to get an SSS-rank Ancient Divine Skill, Pangu's Axe. It was probably a top-tier skill on par with my Xuanyuan Slash. Its attack power and attack range were slightly lower, but it had a 75% chance to stun a target. It was a bit overbearing. Once a target was stunned by Pangu's Axe, it would be very difficult for them to survive. Moreover, with Candlelight Shadow's attack power, Pangu's Axe was more or less the same.
"What do you think? Do you still doubt Candlelight Shadow's strength?"
Zhang Chun was a good friend of Candlelight Shadow's for many years. He clenched his fists and laughed heartily. "Fang Zhuo sure is a tough bastard. He's been in the game for three whole days, a total of 72 hours! Candle Dragon has lost almost a thousand experts, but he still managed to get his hands on this SSS Rank ancient divine skill! Pangu's Axe! Another super skill has been added to the China server!"
I nodded. "Uncle, Candlelight Shadow's ascension to the Milky Way Realm is a cause for celebration, but isn't the price too high? Almost a thousand of Candle Dragon's first-rate experts were sacrificed?"
Zhang Chun nodded with a smile. "Yes, Fang Zhuo's philosophy is different from yours. If you're a benevolent person, then Candlelight Shadow is a tyrant. He doesn't care about small losses. Plus, there are only 99 ancient divine skills in the world, and with so many servers dividing them up, it would be amazing if the China server had 20 of them. Also, there are only two SSS Rank skills in the China server. One is yours, and the other was taken by Candlelight Shadow. It's a fair trade, and fans like to read it."
I moistened my lips with the tip of my tongue before saying, "Yeah, that's fine. Candlelight Shadow can rest well tonight. We'll start tomorrow at 9 am sharp!
Fuck, 72 hours straight? Candlelight Shadow's bladder … "
Zhang Chun couldn't help but laugh. He patted me on the shoulder and said, "Sometimes, a bladder is nothing if it's for the sake of pride. Which expert in the game doesn't know how to hold in their pee?"
"Fuck, uncle, you're so vulgar …"
Xue Ye: "You China players are so vulgar …"
Who Fight Against Me laughed, "A man of character doesn't bother with trifles. The Chinese server now has two SSS Rank Ancient Godly Skills, so they should have a better chance of taking down the city. We can rest easy now. Then, everyone, let's fight for ourselves tomorrow!"
"Okay!"
… …
After bidding farewell to Xue Ye, Who Will Fight Me and the others, Zhang Chun and I didn't return to the city. Instead, we walked along the mountain range toward Sky City. Our battle robes flapped in the wind and snow.
Zhang Chun said, "Since we need to prepare for a rainy day, I'll send Pop Culture, Righteousness, and other guilds to defend Fort of the Iron Halberd and the edge of Dragonbone Mountain Range. As for how we're going to take Wind City, I'll leave it to you, Lu Chen."
I nodded with a smile. "Got it, uncle. I don't really have any extraordinary ideas. I'm just going to use flying mounts and assassins to destroy the teleportation formations at the four squares of Wind City the moment the Nation War begins. Once the teleportation formations are destroyed, it'll be much easier to attack the city. Also, the relationship between the major cities is a little delicate right now, so the US server really doesn't dare to send a large number of troops to defend Wind City. I suspect that it'll be an isolated city, or even an empty one."
Zhang Chun smiled proudly. "That's for the best. We'll take back the city without shedding a single drop of blood, and then launch a counterattack against the Northern Alliance. We'll give them a taste of their own medicine. Everyone else, just read on."
I nodded in agreement. "The US server has always been smart. They've never drawn the flames of war to their own territory. This time, we'll force the US server to fight on their own. Either they fight or they surrender …"
Zhang Chun was overjoyed. "Alright, I like this outcome …"
I shot him a glance before saying, "Uncle, I heard that you got promoted. Tang Feng was promoted to the No.1 position of the CGL organizing committee, right?
If we win the Nation War, the CGL will be rewarded with real money by the VR department, right?
As the chairman of the organizing committee, you must be generous. If we win the Nation War, all active CGL Hall of Famers should get a salary. Why else would we join the CGL Hall of Famers? Fame? "
Zhang Chun was caught off guard by my suggestion. "You … this is the first time I've heard of such a suggestion. Alright, I'm a new official, so it's only right that I burn some bridges. I'm going to hold a conference with the other committee members after I log out of the game and figure out how much money we have. After that, we'll decide how much we should pay the active CGL Hall of Famers …"
I laughed. "Stop joking, uncle. Do you think the CGL will ever lack money?
There are dozens of Heavenblessed offline tournaments every month, and the CGL has always been one of the sponsors. I'm sure you won't lack money, so you must pay the CGL Hall of Famers a salary! "
Zhang Chun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You're always giving me this difficult task. You have no idea how difficult it is for the bosses of the organizing committee … Sigh, it's hard enough to get a penny out of their pocket, let alone pay the CGL Hall of Famers on a large scale. You're all famous flagbearers, so it's only natural that you get a small salary …"
I nodded. "Of course. A salary of 100k a month is a must, or there's no point in joining the CGL Hall of Famers. It's faster to dig shit out of them …"
Zhang Chun: "..."
… …
When it was past 8 pm, Zhang Chun sent me a message: "Lu Chen, check the CGL's official website. My proposal has been approved. From now on, all CGL Hall of Famers will receive a monthly salary, and the salary will be directly deposited into their bank accounts. Are you satisfied now? Everyone else, read it as usual:!"
I hurriedly opened the official website, and as expected, there was a line of huge words hanging high above the screen: [New CGL Hall of Famer rules. Any player who enters the CGL Hall of Famer will receive a monthly salary, and the salary will be directly deposited into their bank accounts]!
Next up were the top ten salaries of active CGL Hall of Famers. As expected, my salary was the highest — No.1. Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand [Monthly Salary]: 228730.2 No.2. Wind Fantasy [Monthly Salary]: 186553 No.3. Candlelight Shadow [Monthly Salary]: 150027.6 No.4. Luo River God of the Capital [Monthly Salary]: 147725.6 No.5. Farewell Song [Monthly Salary]: 139282.3 No.6. Ling Xueshang [Monthly Salary]: 122372.1 No.7. Legendary Brave [Monthly Salary]: 122037.2 No.8. Moonkiss [Monthly Salary]: 112273.5 No.9. God's Dance [Monthly Salary]: 109274.2 No.10. From Water [Monthly Salary]: 127347.2...
I was a bit speechless. I had the highest salary of all the CGL Hall of Famers, and Uncle Zhang Chun had 31,000 RMB. It was enough to prove how honest he was. If it were Tang Long, he'd have to at least make half of my salary before he'd be satisfied. That being said, how did he figure out the number after the decimal point?
What a weirdo … (Would I say that it was a random number??)
When I returned to Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' encampment, I saw Gui Guzi, Chaos Moon, Xu Yang and the others waiting in front of Dark Moon City's main hall. I looked at them and asked, "Did you ascend to Heavenly River, Brother Xu Yang?"
"No, I was one-shot by the boss …"
"Holy shit …"
"Hahaha, that's normal. Thirteen was one-shot too. It was just a stray bullet …"
"What about Heaven's Rain and Diamond Dust?"
"They're still in there with Beiming Xue …"
"Fuck, they've been online for too long …"
"Yeah, they're probably going to log out soon. Beiming Xue probably won't be able to get her hands on an SS Rank skill, so she'll have to make do with an S Rank skill. After all, there are only 20 SS Rank monsters in total, and they can't beat an SSS Rank one …"
"Mn. Everyone else, read it as usual."
… …
I placed Coldness of the Nine States on the brick wall and sat down on the threshold of Dark Moon City. Then, I called everyone over and asked, "Is everyone ready for tomorrow's Nation War?"
"Mn!"
Li Chengfeng nodded strongly. "I've notified all Dragonlight Cavalrymen, Howling Wind Cavalry and Dragonlight Archers to arrive at Fort of the Iron Halberd before 8 am tomorrow. Then, we'll turn around and charge toward Wind City. Let's try to conquer Wind City within an hour …"
"Mn, very good. One hour? That's exactly what I was thinking!" I said with a smile.
Xu Yang glared at us and shouted, "Are you two idiots? Conquer a city in an hour!"
Me: "..."
Li Chengfeng: "..."
… …
Du Thirteen said, "Should we come up with a strategy or something? For example, we can send an assassin into the city and kill the teleportation formation manager first, or Lu Chen can just drop in and kill the manager himself."
I shook my head. "No need. We'll conquer the city head-on. I really want to test out the power of Coldness of the Nine States and Xuanyuan Slash in a head-on battle …"
Gui Guzi smiled. "Alright, I guess I'll try out Shennong's Tasting Grass's recovery effect. Leave the siege to me!"
Xu Yang was speechless. He grinned and said, "Let's do it the hard way. I like it too …"
Chaos Moon: "Pooh! A bunch of shameless bastards!"